“ It’s never too late,” is pointedly not a phrase one hears often in the world of sports. Because sports depend on physicality, and physicality is such a time-dependent thing that most athletes have to make it or break it early on in their careers to know whether they are going to have viable careers at all. But, like in any situation, it’s always nice to hear about the exceptions to the rule, and there always is that one person who, against all odds, pushes themselves to the max and makes things happen well beyond the window of expectation. Mirco Demuro, a 46-year-old Italian jockey making his debut at Del Mar, appears to be an example of this.

Demuro has been a well-respected jockey for years, having made a name for himself in Italy and Japan. At age 17 he first visited the U.S. in ho

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